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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OERs). As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Brand new trends in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition? How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation.

There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. For more details please visit this MOOC book site.

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