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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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