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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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