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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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