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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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