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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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