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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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