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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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