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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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