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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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