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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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