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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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