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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education