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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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