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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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