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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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