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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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