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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key 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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