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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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