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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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