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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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