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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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