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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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