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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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