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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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