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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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