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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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