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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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