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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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