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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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