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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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