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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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