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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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