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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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