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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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