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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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