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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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