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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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