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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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