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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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