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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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