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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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