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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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