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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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