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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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