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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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