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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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