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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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