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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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