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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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