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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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