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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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