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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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