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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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