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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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