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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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