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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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