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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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