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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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