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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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