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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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