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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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