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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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