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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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