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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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