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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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