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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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