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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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