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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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