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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key 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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