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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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