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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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