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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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