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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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