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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs 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 today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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