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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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