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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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