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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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