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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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