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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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