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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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