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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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