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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major 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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