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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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