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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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