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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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