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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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