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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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