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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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