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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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