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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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