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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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