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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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