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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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