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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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