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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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