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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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