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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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