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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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