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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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