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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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