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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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