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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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