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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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