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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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