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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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