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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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