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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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