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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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