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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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