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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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