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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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