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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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