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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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