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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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