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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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