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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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