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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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