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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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