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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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