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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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