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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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