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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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