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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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