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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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