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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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