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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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