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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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