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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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