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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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