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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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