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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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