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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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