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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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