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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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