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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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