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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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