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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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