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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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