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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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