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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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