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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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