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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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