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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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