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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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 massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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