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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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