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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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