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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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