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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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