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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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