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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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