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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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