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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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