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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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