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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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