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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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