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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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