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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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