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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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