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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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