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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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