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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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