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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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