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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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