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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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