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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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