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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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