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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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