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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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