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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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