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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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