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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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