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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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