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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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