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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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