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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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