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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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