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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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