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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate 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 customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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