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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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