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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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