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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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