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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important 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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