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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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