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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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