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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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