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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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