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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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