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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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