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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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