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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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