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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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