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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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