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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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