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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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