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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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