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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important 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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