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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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