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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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