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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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