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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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