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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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