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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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