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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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