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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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