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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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