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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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