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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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