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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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