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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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