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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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