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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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