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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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