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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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