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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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