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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources