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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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