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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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