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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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