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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses 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. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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