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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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