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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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