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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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