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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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