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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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