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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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