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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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