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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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