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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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