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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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