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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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