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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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