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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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