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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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