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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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