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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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