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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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