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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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