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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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