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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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