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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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