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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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