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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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