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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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