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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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