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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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