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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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