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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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