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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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