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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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