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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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