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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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