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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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