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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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