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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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