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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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