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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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