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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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