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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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