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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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