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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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