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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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