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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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