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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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