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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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