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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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