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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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