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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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