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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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