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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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