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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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