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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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