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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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