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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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