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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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