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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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