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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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