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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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