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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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