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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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