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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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