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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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