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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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