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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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