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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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