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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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