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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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