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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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