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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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