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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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