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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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