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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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