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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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