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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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