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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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