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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education