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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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