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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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