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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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