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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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