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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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