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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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