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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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