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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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