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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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