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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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