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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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