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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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