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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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