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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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