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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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