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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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