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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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