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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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