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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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