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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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