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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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