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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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