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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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