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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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