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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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