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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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