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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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