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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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