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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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