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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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