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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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