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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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