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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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