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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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