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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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