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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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