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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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