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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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