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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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