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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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