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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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