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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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