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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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