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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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