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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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