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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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