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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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