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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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