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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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