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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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