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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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