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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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