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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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