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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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