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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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