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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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