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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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