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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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