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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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