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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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