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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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