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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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