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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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