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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the 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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