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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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