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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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