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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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