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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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