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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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