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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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