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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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