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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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