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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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