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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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