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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. 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. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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