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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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