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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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