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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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