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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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