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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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