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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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