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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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