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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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