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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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