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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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