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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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