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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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