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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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