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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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