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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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