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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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