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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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