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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education