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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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