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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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