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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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