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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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