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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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