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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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