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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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