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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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