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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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