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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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