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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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