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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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