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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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