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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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