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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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