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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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