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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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