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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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