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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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