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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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