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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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