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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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