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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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