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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education