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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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