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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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