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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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