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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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