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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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