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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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