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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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