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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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