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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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