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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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