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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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