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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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