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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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