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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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