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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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