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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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