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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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