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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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