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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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