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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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