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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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