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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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