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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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