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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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