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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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