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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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