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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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