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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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