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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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