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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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