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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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