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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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