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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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