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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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