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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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