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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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