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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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