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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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