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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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