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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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