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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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