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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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