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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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