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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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