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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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