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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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