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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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