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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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