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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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