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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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