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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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