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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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