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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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