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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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