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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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