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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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