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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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