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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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