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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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