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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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