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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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