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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major 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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