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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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