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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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