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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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