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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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