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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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