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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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