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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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