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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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