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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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