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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key 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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