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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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