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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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