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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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