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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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