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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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