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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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