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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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