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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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