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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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