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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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