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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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