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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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