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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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