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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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