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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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