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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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