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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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