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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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