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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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