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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major 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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