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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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