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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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