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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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