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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key 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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