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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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