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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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