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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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